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Gothmog

(147,275 posts)
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 02:10 PM Jan 2021

Lehigh University Revokes President Trump's Honorary Degree

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Lehigh University has revoked an honorary degree that President Trump held for more than 30 years. The Pennsylvania school's board of trustees held a special vote this week after Trump incited an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

"The decision came after a special session of the Executive Committee on Thursday and was fully affirmed earlier today," student newspaper The Brown and White reported.

Numerous petitions had previously sought to rescind the honor for Trump, who was awarded the degree when he spoke at the school's commencement ceremony in 1988.

Three years ago, one such effort garnered nearly 80,000 signatures. That petition drive also presented a point-by-point argument that accused the president of falling short of the university's values.

"This individual should reflect the goals and values of Lehigh University," the petition noted, quoting the school's official policy for commencement speakers, who are routinely awarded honorary degrees. "Nominees should be someone whose work and achievements reflect our value system at Lehigh."
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Lehigh University Revokes President Trump's Honorary Degree (Original Post) Gothmog Jan 2021 OP
Things haven't been going well in Pennsylvania MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #1
Can they release its transcript now? MoonRiver Jan 2021 #4
What the hell......... MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #5
It's a start dweller Jan 2021 #2
Oh noes! What's next, rescinding his imaginary Nobel Peace Prize? Nevilledog Jan 2021 #3
I still think MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #7
By Gawd, THAT'LL show him! (nt) Paladin Jan 2021 #6
Liberty University the lone holdout after every other college strips Trump of honorary degrees Gothmog Jan 2021 #8

MyOwnPeace

(16,987 posts)
1. Things haven't been going well in Pennsylvania
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 02:15 PM
Jan 2021

for Trump lately, have they?

And wait until we hear from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School!

dweller

(23,870 posts)
2. It's a start
Fri Jan 8, 2021, 02:18 PM
Jan 2021

hopefully he’ll be stripped of everything and exiled to become as Mattis said ‘ a man without a country’

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